Hog controller



F. STAN LEY HOG CONTROLLER Nov. 29, 1932.

Filed Dec. l0, 1930 Patented Nov. 29, 1932 y UNITED` STATES l FRED STANLEY, or wnnsrnja coUnTY, Iowa noe cour4111111111111#ffl",`

Applicatil led December 10, 1930. Serial N0. 501,333.

vide a device that will tame or control eitherj small or large hogs without the necessity ofV the operator making separate adjustments to conform to the sizes of the animals being 1 controlled.

to provide ahog holder or controllerthat may be safely and easily operated by oneV erson. t Y

A still further object of my invention is to provide a manually operated device that will ,Y

hold or control a dangerous hog at a goodly distance from the o erator.

A still further object of myinvention is to provide a hog controller that is economical in manufacture and durable in use.VV

These and other objects will be apparent to those skilled in the art. 'l

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained `as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims and illustratedin the accompanying drawing, in

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Fig. 1 is a side view of my complete device ready for use.

Fig. 2v 1s an end view of'i'thefforward metallic end member.

Fig. 3 is aside sectional view ofthe for- 35, ward metallic end member and more fully illustrates its construction.' j

There are few domestic animals harder to handle or control than hogs. Even when la hog is not ferocious, it is exceedingly difficult to hold or to guide it when it is desired to move the hog by foot from one location to another. I have overcome such objections as will hereinafter be appreciated. Q 7

I have used the numeral 10 to designate an elongated rigid handle or rod. This handle 10 may be of any desirable length. n Secured by any suitable means to the rear end of the handle 10 is a hand grip portion 11, to facili-V r tate the manual manipulation ofthe device. 'J0 Any other type of hand grip may be substi- A still further object of my invention is tuted instead of the one shown inthe draw- 4 ing,or if desiredithe hand grip maybecompletely. dispensed with. Secured by any suitable means to the forward end of the handle 10 ist-heforward metallic member 12. A EX- 55 tending completely through ythe member `12 is a passageway 13.V Thisl straight passageway extends rearwardly and .outwardly relative to the handle 10 as shown in the drawingand Vits forward entrance is located to one side of the center ofthe forward endof the member 12. s

f The `numeral 14 designates aloop positionedr diametrically opposite 4from the passageway 13 and formed on `the lside of the 65 member 12. The numeral 15 designates a metallic cable slidably mounted in the passageway land having its forward Vend se,- cured to the loop 14. Secured on the` rear end of the cable 15 is aV handle grip member 79 16. To operate thef'device, the handle 1() or d grip member 11 yis held in one of the hands, and the hand grip 16 in the other hand.l By pulling on the hand grip 16, the cable 15 will naturally slide in the passageway 13 and re- .7 duce accordingly the diameter of the loop of Y `thecable formed by virtue of its forward endl being fastened to the member 14 as shown in Fig. 1.. To use my invention a liberal loop is formed at the forward end of the cable. ,59

By holding the device asabove described, it

is an easyV matter to place this loop of cable v onand around the lower or upper jaw of the hog. In thecase of al dangerous hog it will open its mouth in an attempt to bite the end .f3-

of the device, thereby a'ordingan opportunity to encircle the jaw with the loop of cable. As soon as the cable is encircling the jawvth-e handle 16 is drawn toward the operator, thereby reducing the loop, vas shown .99 with dotted lines in Fig. l, and tightening the same around the aw. When a hog is in this condition he is completely under the will of the user of my invention. By the passageway 13 extending rearwardly and slightly .9.5 Y

outwardly, the cable may be slid therein without undesirable binding action. To release the hog, it is merely necessary to release the rearward pull exerted on the handle If it is desired the tool may be made of all metal, and in fact may be made of any suit- A able material.

From the foregoing itvwill readily be seen that I have provided a desirable hog controlling device and one that may be used on any hog regardless of its size. L Y g Some changes may be madeY in the construction and arrangement of my improved hog controller withoutdeparting from v the real spirit and purpose of my invention, and

' it is my intention to cover by my claims any modified forms of structure or use of me"- chanical equivalents which may be reasonably included within their scope.

Iclaim: 1. In a' device of the class described, an elongated'handll member, a metallic member on the end of said handle member having its A ,memben y Y Y 2. Ink a device of the classdescribed, an

forward end rounded, an elongatedbore in said metallic member, la cable slidably mount- A ed in said bore, and a means for securing the forwardv end of said cable' to said metallic elongated handle member, a metallic member secured on the forward end of said handle member having its forward end rounded, `a bore in said metallic'member communica-ting with the rounded end of said metallicv member and the rear end of said metallic member, a loop secured to one side ofvsaid metallic member,'and acable loosely extendingthrough said bore and having one of its ends secured to said loop. f FRED STANLEY. 

